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January, 1968
To:
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORD MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COMMONERS
OF THE CORPORATION OF LONDON.
My Lord Mayor, Lady and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit as Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London my Annual
Report for the year ending 31st December, 1967.
A letter from the Secretary, Ministry of Health, dated November 1963, indicated that the
Medical Officer of Health should prepare his Annual Report in accordance with Form Port 20.
Paragraph 5 of this Form requires that, so far as Sections 1, V, VI, VIII, XIV, XV and XVIare
concerned information which has been given in an earlier year and has not since changed need
not be repeated each year but only changes occuring during the year. A recapitulation of all
information is required quinquennially from the year 1955 but for the intermediate years where
there is no change "No Change" should be entered. This Report has been prepared in accordance
with the above directive.
Mr. T.L. Mackie, F.R.S.H., M.I.N.A., Chief Port Health Inspector and Supervisory Engineer
of Launches, retired on 31st October 1967 after 34 years service. However he continued to serve
the Port Health Authority on a part time appointment as Supervisory Engineer of Launches.
I wish to record appreciation of the collaboration and assistance rendered by Her Majesty's
Customs, the Pilots, the Immigration Officers, the Port of London Authority, the Shipping Federation,
the staffs of the Shipping Companies and Merchants, the staffs of the Central Public Health
Laboratory, the "Dreadnought" Seamen's Hospital and St. Andrew's Hospital, the Public Analyst,
the Emergency Bed Service, the Regional Hospital Boards and Hospital Management Committees
concerned, and all those who have so generously and willingly helped in every aspect of port
health work throughout the year, particularly the Chairman, Members and staff of the Port and
City of London Health Committee.
I have the honour to be, Lady and Gentlemen,
Your Obedient Servant,
W.G. SWANN, M.D., B.Sc.,
Medical Officer of Health,
Port and City of London.